Weekly Columns and Op-Eds
Ensuring the voices of Central Washington are heard in our nation's capital has always been my priority. Under the progressive stranglehold the far left has on the Biden Administration, protecting rural communities is more critical than ever before.
It has been three months since the Biden-Harris Administration finalized the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan on August 30th, and Americans are still stranded, waiting to be rescued from the Taliban-controlled region.
As talks of defunding the police ring through the halls of Congress, West-side legislators in Olympia continue to push through policies that are negatively impacting our communities, and this time, the consequences could be dangerous.
Instead of empowering our law enforcement officers to protect our families and businesses, recent legislation passed by Democratic leaders in our state has, in particular HB 1310, has tied the hands of our law enforcement officers behind their backs.
President Biden is so focused on passing the so-called "Build Back Better" Act that he has completely missed multiple warning signs that his failed policies are leading our economy straight toward disaster.
Inflation? Check. Supply chain crisis? Check. Energy shortage? Check. Labor? Nowhere to be found.
103 years ago, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect and ended "the war to end all wars."
Now, we honor that day, the 116,516 American military personnel who lost their lives in that war, and every veteran who has served on behalf of our nation. On Veterans Day and every day, we say thank you.
President Biden is more concerned about government control than the safety of our workforce or the protection of our individual rights.
On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring all federal employees and contractors be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 22, 2021 and December 8, 2021, respectively. The alternative? Termination.
For more than 20 years, a group of plaintiffs led by a litigious special interest environmental group have held our region hostage, threatening to breach our dams and drain the lifeblood of our region. Their lawsuits have never been about the operation of our dams; rather, they have placed a bullseye on our critical infrastructure which provides clean, carbon-free energy throughout the region while protecting our native salmon population. They are driven by a singular, ideological goal: dam breaching.
This month, gas prices nationwide are the highest they've been since October 2014, and President Biden's failed energy policies are directly responsible.
(transcribed from this week's Republican Address)
Central Washington is made up of honest, hardworking, freedom-loving Americans who provide food and fiber for this nation, and my district is home to some of the most dedicated and innovative agriculture producers in the country.
For the first time in a long time, we have good news for our family farmers who have been under tremendous economic strain caused by drought, wildfires, and extreme heat.